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[13, 12. They said, "We have, good sir, the lord of our village, by name Kālasena,
Whose astonished armies, thinking about the reasons of his strength here do not keep themselves to the fortress, even at the danger from the hostile troops; (3)
Overpowered by the wound of whose single arrow, the lions-whose sole interest is in tearing open the temples of the elephants, [13] and whose bodies are disabled-cannot move a step. (4)
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Having heard that the lion had come, he took the bow with arrows and went out of the village alone. He did not see the lion, hidden by the banyan tree. He went by his side, and caught him from behind. Turning by the side, he killed the lion by the sword. He (the lion) also tore off the part of his head. Believing I will not now live, he prepared to enter fire. His wife came to know this account about him. Then she, though pregnant, prepared to do the same thing. Even though she was checked by the lord of the village, she did not stop. Then to save her, we are sent by him for the purpose of bringing her parents. He is
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